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Value Reasoning

On the Pragmatic Rationality of Evaluation

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  • Book represents a new topic explained by a prominent philosopher

  • Outlines basic principles for evaluating excellence

  • Illustrates the principles with four examples, called “cognitive importance, allocating scientific credit, actions, and contention tenacity”

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. General Principles

  2. Cognitive Evaluation

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About this book

This book is a survey of key issues in the theory of evaluation aimed at exhibiting and clarifying the rational nature of the thought-procedures involved. By means of theoretical analysis and explanatory case studies, this volume shows how evaluation is—or should be—a rational procedure directed at appropriate objectives. Above all, it maintains the objectivity of rational evaluation.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    Nicholas Rescher

About the author

Nicholas Rescher is Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at be University of Pittsburgh where he has also served as Chairman of the Philosophy Department and a Director of the Center for Philosophy of Science.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Value Reasoning

  • Book Subtitle: On the Pragmatic Rationality of Evaluation

  • Authors: Nicholas Rescher

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54139-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54138-9Published: 21 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85329-1Published: 13 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54139-6Published: 12 July 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 147

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Philosophy of Mind

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